Young golfers from Hernando, Pasco post great scores at Tournament of Champions

The North Suncoast Junior Golf Association held its Tournament of Champions at World Woods Golf Resort on Aug. 3-4, with some local youth golfers posting some impressive scores. The NSJGA is a local program that allows golfers ages 8 to 18 to play competitively on local courses.

In the 8-9 boys and girls seven-hole division, Morgan Moser of Lutz came in first, shooting a 52, while Dakota Montgomery of Brooksville was second with a 55. In the 10-12 boys intermediate division, Jans Tamayo of Spring Hill shot a 94, while Evan Sun of Wesley Chapel had a 98 and Christian Wessel of Spring Hill had a 101.

In 13-18 boys intermediate, Chane Muscinanses of Spring Hill took first with a 96, Scott Smith of Spring Hill had a 110 and Ryan O'Connell of Weeki Wachee had a 116, and in the 10-18 girls intermediate, Brooke Dalton of Hudson shot a 93 for first, Stephanie Rodney of Spring Hill had a 103 and Regan Taylor of Spring Hill had a 125.

In the 12-hole, 10-12 boys advanced division, Jacob Roberts of Land O'Lakes shot a 118 for third, and in the 13-15 boys advanced, Austin Padova of Hudson shot a 143 for first.

In the 16-18 boys advanced, Jon Kopsell of Hudson came in first with 150, and in the 10-18 girls advanced, Lauren Shufford of Brooksville shot a 153 for second and Megan Berube of Spring Hill shot a 155 for third.

For more information on the NSJGA, visit www.worldwoods.com/fw/main/NSJGA-Junior-Golf-17.html.

LEAGUE: The Oak Hills Golf Course in Spring Hill has formed a nine-hole Ladies League that will operate this summer and winter.

The league will be run by Barbara Dohm, with summer tee times at 8:46 a.m. every Monday and winter tee times at 2 p.m. every Monday. Dohm asks that golfers arrive at least 20 minutes before teeing off.

Membership dues will be announced later. Signups are available at the course.

For more information, call Dohm at (352) 596-9930 or Oak Hills at (352) 683-6830.

ANOTHER LEAGUE: The Quarry Golf Course in Brooksville will host a Women's Summer Golf League every Monday at 8:30 a.m.

The cost is $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers, and includes a round of golf, lunch and weekly prizes.

There is also a Twilight Summer Golf League every Tuesday. The cost is $10 per play and tee time is at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, call Christi Adams at (352) 540-3807.

Upcoming events

Aug. 29: Meadow Oaks Golf and Country Club is hosting the inaugural Big Dawg Couples Tournament at 1:04 p.m.

This is a two-person tournament for coed teams. The cost is $50 per team; holes 1-6 will be best ball, holes 7-12 will be a two-person scramble and holes 13-18 will be alternate shot. Men will play from the gold tees and women from the reds. Prize money will be awarded to the top four teams.

For more information, call Steve Pitts at (727) 856-2878 or (727) 967-1019.

Oct. 21: The Hernando Oaks Woman's Golf Association will host its Fourth Annual Rally for the Cure Golf Tournament at 8 a.m. at the Hernando Oaks Golf and Country Club in Brooksville.

Registration is $65 per golfer and includes lunch, contests and prizes. All proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

For more information, call (352) 796-4043 or (352) 345-4251.

Nov. 7: The Alzheimer's Family Organization is hosting its Ninth Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Beacon Woods Golf Club in Bayonet Point.

Registration is 6 a.m. with a shotgun start at 7:30. The event will be a foursome scramble/best ball format and cost is $75 per person. There will be contests, including a putting contest for a chance to win $10,000.

Proceeds will benefit individuals with Alzheimer's and their families in Pasco County.